Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 62402
Small Businesses: Finance
Tabled: 24 June 2025
Answered: 1 July 2025
Question
Max Wilkinson
Liberal Democrat — Cheltenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of regional investment groups introduced under the SME Finance Charter.
Answer
Gareth ThomasThe SME Finance Charter was an awareness-raising initiative introduced in 2019 and updated in 2022 following the Covid-19 pandemic.The British Business Bank's Nations and Regions Investment Funds provide debt and equity finance to businesses outside Londo...
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